Tuesday, May 1, 2007

First Post

Today was stormy, and then cold... took a few pictures of the Trilliums, et al.:

Trillium flexipes (white form)


Trillium grandiflorum

Trillium recurvatum

Tiarella cordifolia


Yesterday (4/30), took piece of T. cordifolia and planted in Woodland Garden 1.

Also, planted [only] 1 of each of the following seeds in dish with moist soil:
Abelmoschus manihot, Acanthus mollis, Acanthus spinosus, Adonis aestivalis, Agrostemma githago, Anthyllis vulneraria coccinea, Arisaema amurense, Arisaema ciliatum, Arisaema consanguineum, Arum italicum, Asphodeline lutea, Borago officinalis alba, Borago officinalis, Calochortus nuttallii, Calochortus venustus, Centaurea macrocephala, Crotalaria spectabilis, Cyclamen hederifolium, Cynoglossum germanicum, Cynoglossum grande, Dracunculus vulgaris, Euphorbia marginata, Gentiana lutea, Hibiscus cannabinus, Hibiscus coccineus, Ipomoea 'Heavenly Blue', Ipomoea hederacea, Ipomoea lindheimeri, Lablab purpureus, Lilium formosanum, Malva moschata alba, Manfreda virginica, Mina lobata, Moluccella laevis, Morina longiflora, Oenothera macrocarpa, Physostegia virginiana alba, Salvia lyrata, Stachys byzantina, Sylibum marianum, Tithonia rotundifolia, Tragopogon porrifolius, Zigadenus elegans, and Zigadenus nuttallii.

Took seeds out of fridge from 4-15-07. Will see if they have been in long enough.

Germination notes on all will follow... Sent order to Wildflower Nursery.

Planted germinated seeds of Yucca whipplei and some type of Aquilegia on mound by pond Asclepias type in sand area.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

The pictures of the trilliums are gorgeous. Love them!!!